The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-19
THE FUNERAL
or the Hanged Anarohists, Spies,
Persons, Engel and Fischer.
Thousands OF Men and Women In Line,
Each Of Whom Wore tho Red Ribbon Of
Socialism.

CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-Sixty thousand men
and women marched through the streets
to-day in the train of five fiower-laden
hearses, bearing the remains of Spies, En-
gle, Fischer and Parsons, the executed An
archists, and of Lingg, who cheated the
gallows by suicide. Tho procession was
the most remarkable ever seen in Chi
cago. Men wore Grape on their
hats and buried the red symbol
of Socialism on their breasts. They
were quiet and subdued, following out the
plans arranged under the directions of the
police department with humble subn,is-
sion. The women, who were out in fully
rs great force as the men, wore their
colors Haunting in full view, and whatever
hatred of law or condemnation OF 1t for the
execution of the Anarchists was heard
came from the women, VINO bore them
selves with defiance. The remains
were buried from tho homes
of the families, all of whom live
in the vicinity Of Milwaukee, avenue, on
the West side. At 12 o'clock the process
sion started from the hons of the mother
Of August Spies, headed by a few police
and mounted representatives of the Cen
tral Labor Union. The hearse bearing
Spies remains was buried under beautiful
floral offerings. TWAS in charge of the Au-
rora Turn Verein. Nina VanZandt occupied
a seat in the carriage of Mrs. Spies. The
most rabid of all Anarchists, while they
considered the others martyrs, deified the
desperate Lingg, and about his mutilated,
self-stained body they clung, to vent their
silent rage against the laws and society.
When the funeral procession, with its five
hearses, reached the South Side and turned
on Fifth avenue twenty-five thousand peo.
pie crowded that thoroughfare and the in
tersecting streets to see the sympathizers
of the deadl disciples of Anarchy go by.
An old veteran wearing the badge of
the G. A. R., joined in at the head of the
parade and hoisting a small American
fling defied any man to pull it tdown. A po.
lceman interfered, and told the man to
lower the flag, but the crowds on the side.
walk joined issues with the old veteran,
who bore aloft the only banner that flut-
tered in the procession, the Stars and
Stripes. The police had inter-
dicted the carrying of any trades
union flags or emblems indicative
Of any political belief, but the
men who were in the ranks made great
display Of red ribbons. In lieu of banners
and flags, floral emblems were carried on
high. All societies belonging to the Cen
trail Labor Union, the head center of social
ism, were represented by large delegations,
but wore no distinguishing badges, except
the red ribbon with black Grape. Chief of
Police Ebersold had the whole police force
on reserve duty. The procession
reached the depot and started
for Waldheim Cemetery at 2:45
p. m. Forty coaches were loaded down
with friends and comrades of the dead to
their last resting place, twelve miles from
Chicago. The five Anarchists was inferred
together in plat of ground provided by
the Aurora Turn Verein, after orations in
German, by Robert Reitzel, of Detroit,
and Albert Curtin, of st. Louis, and in
English by Captain w. P. Black, their late
counsel, and I. J. Morgan, Chicago So
cialist.